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Violence
Some
Dystopian violence and combat; the threat of execution is real; battle sequences in later chapters
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate: the dystopian stakes and the threat to the magical world create genuine tension
What this book is about
In the dystopian society of Quill, every thirteen-year-old is sorted: Wanteds go to university, Necessaries to labor, and Unwanteds are supposedly eliminated. Alex Stowe discovers the Unwanteds are actually taken to Artime — a hidden magical world that rewards creativity. Lisa McMann's accessible middle-grade dystopia combines the sorting-society concept with a magic school premise, creating an engaging adventure for younger readers.
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